Facial device



Oct. 7 1924. 1,510,879

Z. YACHNO FACIAL DEVICE Filed Aug. 22, 19;?2

gwvenko@ Patented Oct. 7, 1924.

islam ZOFIA YACI-INO, OF WALNUTPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

\ n FACIAL DEVICE. y

Application filed August 22, 1922. Serial No. 583,646.

T 0 all whom t may concer/n:

Be it known that I, ZorrA YAcHNo, a citi- Zen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at VValnutport, in the county of Northampton and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improve-v ments inFacial Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in facial devicesand has particular reference to devices adapted to be used by women of amatured age and those having facial blemishes such as sagging cheeks,yflesh wrinkles, or double ychins, whereby these diiiiculties may beovercome.

The primary ob-j ect of this invention .is to Vdevise an article of theabove character that may be readily worn upon the head of women in sucha manner that the same will be entirely hidden from view by the hair ofthe wearer thereof and whereby when the device is once applied allwrinkles or sagging iiesh may be entirely overcome.

A further object of this invention is the production of a device of thischaracter that is both simple in its form and inexpensive inmanufacture7 and a device that may be readily sold to the trade to belthen used by them for the above purposes.

YVith the `above general objects in view and others that willv appear asthe nature of the invention is betterunderstood, the in` ventionconsists inthe novel form, combination, and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully described in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, and in which like designating characters refer tocorresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view showing the device in an appliedposition,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device, the same being shown in a slightlyextended dotted line position,

Fig. Sis a transverse sectional view upon line 3,-3 of Fig. 2, i i

Fig. 4: is a similar view taken upon the line 4 -4 of the same figure,

IFigures 5 and 6 are also sectional views taken upon the lines 5-5 and6-6 respectively, of Fig. 2.

, vReferring morey in particular lto the several views, my devicecomprises a central substantially U-shapeol member 1 formed from twoL-shaped members 2 and 3, their lower ends adapted to o-verlie eachother and beingv provided with alined longitudinally extending slots 4L,a rivet 5 or the like, passing therethrough for permitting a sliding orpivotal movement of the members 2 and 3 towards or away from each other.Pivotally secured to the slotted ends of the side members 2 and 3 and bythe same retaining means 5, are two arm members 6. AThese arms areformed from sections 7 and 8, the sections 7 being provided-with alongitudinally extending slot 9, and the `sections 8having a lockingmeans 10 carried thereby and adapted to engage through the said slot 9whereby the lengt-h of the arms 6 may be adjusted to any desirabledegree and retained in this adjusted positionby the locking means 10,the latter means not being fully shown. A j v y Secured inlany suitablemanner to the oppositeforward ends of the arm members 2' and 3 andextending at right angles thereto are other arm membersll." The innerends of these armsare adapted to extend inwardly of the U-shaped member1, formed from the side arms 2 and 3, and are arranged to overlie veachother. These arms are likewise provided, fora portion of their length,with a longitudinally extending slot 12, a rivet-13 or the like adaptedto pass therethrough for retaining thesey arm members in any desiredadjusted position.

The outer free ends of the arms 6 and 11 are each. provided with arectangular shaped pad 14, these pads adapted to contact with the faceof the wearer in a manner hereinafter more fully described, and are sopositioned uponthe ends `of the'arms 6 and 11 as to bevertically movablethereon, in such a manner as to allowv thes'e'pads vto engage the faceof the wearer under different degrees of pressurefor firmly-retainingthesevpads in their proper applied position. These pads 14 are suitablyretained within pan-shaped members 15, the bottom walls of which. areeach provided with a depending U-shaped bracket 16 for slidably engagingover its associated arm 11 or 6.- Screw threadedly received within eacharm 6 and 11 is a set screw ,17 its upper end adapted to engage t-headjacent bottom wall of the panshaped member 15 and its opposite endadapted to extend through the U-shaped bracket 16 and having anannular-shaped thumb piecey 17 thereon, whereby through the medium ofthe screws 17 the pads 14 may be adj usted towards or away from theirassociated arm, for adjusting the degree of pressure oil the pads uponthe face 0i' the user.

in Figure 1 of the drawings I have cndeavored to clearly disclose thedevice applied in its proper position upon the head ot the user, landthe manner ot so applying the device will be now fully described byBefore the application ot my invention, to its operative position, it ispreferred that the hair of the wearer will be extended backward upon thehead or in any other desirable undressed position. rlhe device is nowapplied in a position. as shown in Figure 1, with the exception of thetact that the lower arm members 6 are extended in such a position as notto engage or contact the skin. The loose or flabby flesh is then forcedupwardly by the fingers for engagingI beneath the pads 14 upon the sidearms v'11' at which time sui'licient pressure may be exerted upon thesepads for firmly engaging the same upon the face. The other arms 6 arethen adjusted to the desired length and are adapted to extend under theear lobes to position beneath theother pads 14 on the upper arms 11. anyadditional sagging or drooping flesh that may be found is also raisedupwardly by the fingers so as to engage beneath these other pad membersat which time these` pads may be likewise positioned upon the face underany desired degree of pressure.,

The L-shaped central arms and 3 torming 'the U-shaped member 1, and thepad carrying arms 11 and 6 are adapted to be formed from a substantiallylight flexible material such as spring steel or the like, and theseseparate elements are so 'formed as to assume the contour ot' ones headas shown in Figure 1, it being noted that the device although being soshaped may be adjusted so as to be used by women having different sizedheads, it also being noted that after the device has been positioned inan operative relation, the hair of the wearer may be suitably dressedupon the head thereof so as to completely cover the entire device forabsolutely preventing the same Jfrom being see-n. lf found desirable,coil springs 18 may be positioned between adj acent arms 6 and 11 fornormally tending to hold the arms in operative position shown in Fig. 1,each oi" the arms being provided with perforations 19 for receivinghooked ends of these springs, (not shown),

It is understood that coil springs 18 are of light construction andtheir purpose is not to draw arms 6 and 11 toward each other, or toexert any tension thereupon,

.but merely to retain them in operative position asshown in Fig. 1 andto prevent the spreading apart of the arms. n It is further understoodthat the device is made of ilexi- Leiders ble material, preferably fromclock spring metal, and therefore the device will snugly iit over thehead o'f the wearer, and thus pads 111 will always tend to pull upon theskin by virtue oi the construction ot the pads as shown in Fig, 6, andalso by virtue of the action of the flexible members 8 and 1l.

The lower pad 1li normally rests under the lobe ot the ear or slightlyin Yfront thereoi?, at users discretion. lt is pre'l'crable to have thelower pad 14 covered by the ear lobe, and while in this posit-ion thepads pressure tends to raise the ear somewhat, but this of course is notobjectionable and does not distigure the ear or the face.

While there is herein shown and described, the preferredV embodiment ofthe present invention, it is nevertheless 'to be understood that minorchanges may be made therein without departing Jfrom the spirit and scopeof the invention as claimed.

What l claim as new is 1. In a device of the class described comprisinga plurality of adjustable arms, flesh engaging pads associated with saidarms, and means for regulating the pressure oit' the pads upon the faceof the user, said means including U-shaped brackets associated with saidpads, and set screws operatively associated with said pads, arms andU-shaped brackets.

2. ln a device of the class described, a U-shaped member, a series ofarm members connected to the ends of said U-shaped member, a series ofarm members connected to the intermediate portion of said U-shapedmember, and springs associated with both series of said arm members Atoprevent the spreading apart of said arm'members.

8. In a device ot the class described, a U-shaped member comprisingl apair of L-shaped sections, an arm member connected to the upper end ofeach section, said arm members having a rivet and slot connectionpermitting the adjustment of said arm members, and a series of armmembers connected to the foot portions of said L-shaped members.

4. ln a device of the class described, a pair of L-shaped members havinga rivet and slot connection at their foot portions, arm members at theupper ends of said L.shaped members having rivet and slot connection,said rivet and slot connection of the foot portions of said L-shapedmembers cooperating with said rivet and slot connection of said armmembers for lateral adjustment of the den vice, and arm members pivotedat the foot portions of said L-shaped members.

5. In a device of the class described, a pair of L-shaped members, rivetand slot connection at the footportions of said L-shaped members, 4armmembers connected .tothe up,- per ends otsaidiLfslapedmembers, rivet andslot connection at said arni'members, the

foot portions of said L-shaped members remaining in parallel relationwith said arm members, and arm members connected to the foot portions ofsaid L-shaped members.

6. In a device of the class described; a central member; arm membersconnected at the upper portion of said central member; arm membersconnected at the lower portion of said central member; lower sectionsconnected to the last named arm members; and rivet and slot connectionsbetween said last named arm members and said lower sections facilitatingthe relative adjustment of said last named arm members in respect ofsaid lower sections and of said lower sections in respect to said lastnamed arm members; said central member, both series of the arm membersand said lower sections being adapted to assume a substantiallyrectanguassume a substantially rectangular formation during theoperation p of the device; and springs connecting both series of saidarm members preventing them from spreadingapart.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ZOFIA YACHNO.

